[A4] New car considerations

[Rocky Mullin]

	or acura NSX

At 5:47 AM +0000 9/5/05, docwyte at comcast.net wrote:
>To get a true dual purpose track/street car, you need to get one 
>that starts with the letter "P", as in Porsche.
>
>-------------- Original message --------------
>
>>  Let's face it, R32 and S4 are heavy cars, they'll never perform as well as
>>  ligher cars such as Minis, Miatas and S2000s. But I think for the 
>>odd track day
>>  and driving school, stock R32 and S4 should still be better than 
>>95% of the cars
>>  out there.
>>
>>  For the remainder of the driving, which is mostly on the street, these cars
>>  should and will do just fine if not great, while still able to be 
>>comfortable to
>>  drive on long trips.
>>
>>  Quincy
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: Nick Thompson
>>  Date: Sunday, September 4, 2005 6:13 pm
>>  Subject: Re: [A4] New car considerations
>>
>>  > Not to start an argument here, but I've done quite a
>>  > bit of Track event stuff, and have seen some Killer
>>  > Mini S's out there. The R32s are great cars, but
>>  > absolutely suck on the track(have never seen any
>>  > modified R's out there though!). They tend to push way
>>  > too much. But, I think both are very cool in terms of
>>  > styling and just overall appeal (to me). I guess it
>>  > just depends on what you're looking for.
>>  >
>>  > Then again, not everyone will judge a car on how well
>>  > it will perform on the track, but how well it drives,
>>  > cost of Maint., etc.
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > Nick
>>  >
>>  > --- Quincy Chiang wrote:
>>  >
>>  > > Mmmm, I need to figure out a way to import a R32 up
>>  > > to the Great White North, perhaps that would put my
>>  > > lust for a Mini Cooper S to rest ;-)
>>  > >
>>  > > Quincy
>>  > >
>>  > > ----- Original Message -----
>>  > > From: michael pagano
>>  > > Date: Sunday, September 4, 2005 9:34 am
>>  > > Subject: Re: [A4] New car considerations
>>  > >
>>  > > > I must tell you, I feel lucky everyday I drive my
>>  > > .:R, especially
>>  > > > when I have been offered what I paid for it by
>>  > > dealers, with 18K
>>  > > > on the odo! I do prefer the feel of the Quattro
>>  > > from my A4s vs.
>>  > > > the Haldex on the R but thats about it.
>>  > > >
>>  > > >
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